pytorch / pytorch/pytorch.github.io

Information on the page for graphic cards with cuda capability < 3.0

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Description

Please provide information to people with older graphic cards that pytorch (with CUDA) won't work for them.

I spent literally hours to install everything until I had the glorious torch.cuda.is_available() => True message popping up in my console window.

but then I realized that I can't use it at all because with my old graphics card (GeForce GM630m => cuda capability 2.1), I always get the cuda runtime error (8) : invalid device function error.

Searching around in the forum I found that these cards are simply not supported and wouldn't be faster than the cpu version any ways.

It would be very helpful if that would be visible on the top of the Get Started page where one can select the pytorch preferences for the install command.

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Start at the Get Started page and inspect where the PyTorch installation preferences and command are presented. Add visible information that CUDA-capability-below-3.0 graphics cards are unsupported and that CPU use may be preferable; the page should set this expectation before installation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html, pytorch
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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